We’re expecting!!!
What? Devil’s Garden Mustangs!
6 adorable yearlings (5 fillies, 1 red roan gelding; all but the roan are pictured as weanlings) and 1 gorgeous 3yo dark bay gelding from our friends at the Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals in California.
When? Next weekend!
We’re super excited to get to know these kiddos.
If you’re interested in adopting (we will gentle them before they go home), here’s what you should know:
We suggest you fill out an adoption application on w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g ASAP.
It’s free, fillable and submittable online and it makes you an approved adopter through Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA). That way we can get a head start on reading through what you’re looking for and checking your references.
We speak with every reference (thank you Kelsey ) before making a decision on an application and that can take a little while. Our goal is to pair Mustangs and adopters in a way that both will be happy. We’re all different and so are they.
Bonus: If we don’t have your ideal match immediately, we’re happy to contact you once we find a Mustang that fits your criteria. Having an approved application and sharing what you’re looking for in a horse helps us help you as efficiently and effectively as possible.
We’re happy to schedule a phone call with you to answer further questions or talk in more detail about a horse/horses you’re interested in. You’re encouraged to come visit your potential new family member once your application has been approved.
These are Forest Service (USFS) Mustangs. They come with all of their paperwork, coggins and microchipped directly from the holding facility. The FS does not currently brand their wildies. That makes them no less authentic or any less deserving of amazing homes than branded Mustangs.
We’ve found that adopting gentled yearlings is a great option for many people who may feel intimidated by the idea of working with a mature horse. In addition, I can tell you from experience that bringing babies along adds so much joy and cuteness to your life and is an unhurried way of developing a relationship and a solid foundation with a Mustang.
So much so that I “accidentally” (sorta) kept a weanling and a yearling from last year’s load. I absolutely love watching DG Cedar and DG Griffin grow up, play, nap in the sun, explore the world and through age appropriate education become wonderful, well adjusted young horses that will make a seamless transition into more serious work when the time comes.
If you’re not looking to adopt, but you’d like to support us in helping these horses transition from holding pens to loving homes, I’m putting donation information in the comments to this post on my/WHOA’s Facebook page.
We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that depends on your support in order to continue to help Mustangs and match them with the right adopters to ensure their long-term safety and well-being.
Location: Guffey, CO.
